CVE-2025-11059
December 29, 2025
Impact When generating PDF files, this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by injecting malicious link element into the prepped RFCXML. Workarounds Test untrusted input with "link" elements with "rel="attachment"" before processing. References This is related to "GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7" (https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/security/advisories/GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7).
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.12.1 <v3.30.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.30.2xml2rfc (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.2.5 <3.30.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.30.2Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
